Just kidding =)
Isn't that completely true though!?! We take God and put him into a little convenient box of what our minds can handle and carry that little box around with us throughout our day and completely ignore Him all around us. It's funny how there is only so much we want to accept about God, when we imagine outrageous miracles we just assume God wouldn't (or couldn't ) accomplish them! Yes, I know the first thing you think of are diseases that need healing or opportunities we would like God to open up to us, or relationships we would like...And that is completely normal! But for just a minute, I want you to use your imagination and think of the craziest, wildest thing ever! Think God could make that happen?
Okay so I'm a pretty big nerd and I love me some superhero comic books from time to time. The Flash is one of my favorite superheroes and he is super duper fast..like faster than McDonalds drive through...Do you think that God could make you super fast if he needed you somewhere quick? He could. Not saying he is going to give you awesome superhero powers...but he could..I'm really trying hard to not sound heretical here, just open your minds up to the idea of God being ALL POWERFUL! Familiar with Night Crawler? Off of X-Men? He can Teleport...fiction right?....or......maybe not...
Do you remember in the Disney movie Aladdin, when Genie is telling Al that he has "PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWERS" and an itty bitty living space? That's very similar to what we do to God. He can do incredible things in our lives, (supernatural and spiritual) if we only give him some space to move! We cramp him up in a tiny little lamp and when we need some help we just give it the ole' spit shine and expect him to poof out and grant everything we want and go back inside after. I'm not saying if you pray enough God will grant you awesome Adamantium claws like Wolverine, because honestly, how are you gonna use those to further his Kingdom? (but it would be freakin' awesome!) All I am saying is don't limit God! He can do so much in your life! In comic books, being able to heal quickly is pretty cool. But what about being healed instantly..that's not fiction, if anything that's history. Super heroes can heal because of genetic mutation or because they are Aliens or any number of things. God can heal by saying the words, "Be Clean!" or "Get up and walk!" WOW! look at that authority over creation and disease and death! That's even too crazy for comic books! BUT IT HAPPENED! That's the beauty of it! We can stop thinking God wont ever do anything and start realizing that God can do more than we could ever imagine. Just be careful not to pray just for miracles, because even if he answers your prayers and gives you a miracle, you will still struggle. Seeing one miracle or one angel isn't going to save you for the rest of your life. Make a relationship with God and if you witness awesome stuff along the way then that is cooler than a knit unicorn sweater!
Here is a little Bible snippet of the day;
When he came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cured of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, "See that you don't tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." - Matthew 8:1-4 (NIV)
I know some of this was a little iffy but I meant absolutely nothing negative or heretical about it. Just want to broaden your view of our Lord.
(See look how cramped it is!)
Thanks for reading!
Stay Beautiful,
Spencer out!
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